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| UpdatedIn a throwback week reminiscent of former candidate Trump, the President went face to face with the media before jetting off to Florida for a rally in front of his legions of fans. Bureau Chief Zoe Daniel, Correspondent Greg Jennett and producers Brooke Wylie and Roscoe Whalan try to separate fact from fiction in week four of the Trump Administration.
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United States President Donald Trump has appointed Lieutenant General Herbert Raymond McMaster as his new national security adviser.
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| UpdatedThe selection of Lieutenant General Herbert Raymond McMaster to replace Michael Flynn surprises some observers who wonder how the General, who is known for questioning authority, will deal with a White House that has not welcomed criticism.
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| UpdatedSwedes have been scratching their heads and ridiculing US President Donald Trump's remark that suggested a major incident had happened in Sweden.
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| UpdatedA day after falsely suggesting there was an immigration-related security incident in Sweden, President Donald Trump says his comment was based on a television report he had seen.
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Donald Trump has held his first rally as US President, telling the crowd he wanted to be "among my friends and among the people" and speak to them "without the filter of fake news".
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| UpdatedDonald Trump holds his first rally as US President, telling supporters he wants to be "among my friends" and to speak to them "without the filter of fake news".
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Donald Trump has promised to boost US manufacturing and punish companies for moving jobs overseas, during a visit to a South Carolina Boeing factory to celebrate the unveiling of the company's latest Dreamliner jet.
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| UpdatedPresident Donald Trump promises to boost US manufacturing and punish companies for moving jobs overseas, during a visit to a South Carolina Boeing factory to celebrate the unveiling of the company's latest Dreamliner jet.
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| UpdatedRussia, Hillary Clinton, Michael Flynn and fake news. Donald Trump's aggressive media conference was wide-ranging — here's some of the key things he touched on.
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| UpdatedMilitary collaborations between the US and Russia are off the table, Defence Secretary James Mattis says, an apparent blow to Donald Trump's suggestions the two nations could fight together against Islamic State.
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A steady stream of foreign dignitaries flowed through the doors of the White House this week, but it was an unceremonious exit for one key national security adviser. North America Bureau Chief Zoe Daniel, producers Roscoe Whalan and Brooke Wylie, along with visiting ABC correspondent Greg Jennett tackle the spin, strategic relationships, and "fake news" during another explosive week of the Trump Administration.
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| UpdatedFast-food chain executive Andrew Puzder formally withdraws his name from consideration to be US Secretary of Labor amid mounting concerns he might not win enough Republican support to get confirmed by the US Senate.
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Beverley O'Connor speaks to intelligence officer and author Malcolm Nance about Vladimir Putin's role in the US election.
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| UpdatedPhone records and intercepted calls show members of Donald Trump's presidential campaign had repeated contact with senior Russian intelligence officials in the year before the US election, according to US media reports.
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| UpdatedMichael Flynn's resignation following his "loss of trust" as national security advisor follows the Obama administration relieving him of the position as Defence Intelligence chief over insubordination.
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| UpdatedAmerica will remain strong so long as its leader keeps challenging others to resist his creepy, crushing handshake, writes Ben Pobjie.
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| UpdatedUS President Donald Trump agrees to honour the longstanding "One China" policy during a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, taking steps to improve ties after angering Beijing by talking to the leader of Taiwan.
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Australia gets dragged into Trump's America thanks to a testy a phone call, setting off a wild week in US politics. Strap in as North America Correspondents Zoe Daniel, Stephanie March and Conor Duffy and producer Roscoe Whalan explain why Australia got itself into strife and how the courts are in Donald Trump's firing line too after his "travel ban" hit a snag.
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| UpdatedUS President Donald Trump's choice of billionaire Betsy DeVos to be education secretary is confirmed by the US Senate, but only after Vice-President Mike Pence is called in to break a tie that threatened to defeat her.
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| UpdatedUS President Donald Trump says he respects Russian President Vladimir Putin and he hopes to work with him to defeat the Islamic State terror group.
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Jennifer Rubin, Conservative columnist at The Washington Post says Donald Trump may get an education from the US's allies rather than leading them.
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Campaign adviser Michael Caputo says Donald Trump is deliberately confrontational.
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David Kramer, Assistant Secretary of State under George W Bush, hopes that there will be "a level of reassurance" that comes after a settling in period for Donald Trump.
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National Security Advisor to George W Bush, Michael J Green, says there has never been a president with such an unpredictable style of communication.
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